Festival-goers might want to hurry and get tickets to Kenner 's Laketown Festival on Oct. 27-28. Kenner officials anticipate a big crowd at the inaugural star-studded event. Tickets for the festival recently went on sale at local Omni Banks.

Proceeds from the festival will be used to help pay for a plan for the development of the Laketown area, located at Williams Boulevard and Lake Pontchartrain, west of the Treasure Chest Casino.

The Laketown Festival will boast an all-star lineup of entertainers.

"The buzz generated by the Laketown Fest lineup is being heard all around the metropolitan area," Mayor Ed Muniz said in a news release recently, "We are anticipating visitors from greater New Orleans and out of market to enjoy acts like Gretchen Wilson, Three Dog Night, Lonestar and Grand Funk Railroad."

Tickets for the event are available at the gate or in advance at the following Omni Bank locations: 5120 Citrus Blvd. in Elmwood; 2200 Veterans Memorial Blvd. and 285 West Esplanade Ave. in Kenner; 113 Belle Terre Blvd. in LaPlace; 810 N. Causeway Blvd. in Mandeville; 2900 Ridgelake Drive, 3351 N. Causeway Blvd., 5249 Veterans Memorial Blvd., and 4305-A N. Clearview Parkway in Metairie; 330 Carondelet St., 301 Chartres St., and 637 S. Carrollton Ave. in New Orleans; and 201 Huey P. Long Ave. and 2439 Manhattan Blvd. on the West Bank.

Children 5 and younger get in free. Tickets for children ages 6-16 are $5 in advance and $7 at the gate. Adults tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the gate. Tickets for people ages 65 and up are $10 in advance and $12 at the gate. For information, visit www.laketownfestival.com.